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America seeks no earthly empire built on blood and force. No ambition, no temptation… — Calvin Coolidge

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America seeks no earthly empire built on blood and force. No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions.

Calvin Coolidge
Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge · 1925
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American imperialismAmerica and the world
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Political speech
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1925
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Calvin Coolidge
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Coolidge, Calvin. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1925, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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